1.   The findings contradict the view that sewage dumped into the ocean would be so diluted and dispersed that it would be harmless to plants and animals on the seabed.

2.   Even though the final figure will undoubtedly be higher, this preliminary finding contradicts what many scientists thought just a few months ago.

3.   Once economists get caught up in value judgments, they become reluctant to accept the findings of their own research when the findings contradict their beliefs.

4.   Sullivan and Kuo realize that their latest findings contradict common sense.

5.   That finding contradicted the results of four other independent studies, which found no improvement in survival rates for patients who received the experimental procedure.

6.   That finding contradicts the long-held theory that the bullet that killed James created a hole in a museum wall in St. Joseph, Mo.

7.   The findings contradict a wildely held theory that economic growth hurts the environment during only early stages of development.

8.   The finding contradicts earlier reports that housework qualified as daily exercise.

9.   The findings contradict popular theories on how animal brains develop specialized regions for seeing, hearing, sensing touch and, in humans, generating language and emotional states.

10.   The finding contradicts Century officials, who said as recently as this week that there were no reported injuries involving the car seat.